Guillermo Coria

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Guillermo Sebastián Coria

Nickname(s):

El Mago, Mini-Moya

Country:

Argentina

Residence:

Venado Tuerto, Argentina

Height:

5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

Weight:

152 lbs (69 kg)

Plays:

Right-handed

Turned pro:

2000

Highest singles ranking:

3 (05/03/2004)

Singles titles:

Career prize money:

$5,663,711

Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born January 13, 1982 in Rufino, Santa Fe Province), nicknamed El Mago (The Magician in Spanish), is a professional tennis player from Argentina. He was named after tennis champion and countryman Guillermo Vilas.

1 Career
2 Titles (9)
3 External links

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Career

Coria turned professional in 2000, finishing 2003, 2004 and 2005 as a top ten. He is one of the fastest players in the Association of Tennis Professionals, consistently showing great performances on clay courts tournaments and was a major threat at the French Open. His playing style is a counterpuncher.

Coria reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2003 before getting upset by Martin Verkerk's booming serves. In 2004, as a favorite to win the title, he reached the French Open Men's Singles final, beating among others former #1 Carlos Moyá, but was unexpectedly defeated by unseeded compatriot Gastón Gaudio in an unprecedented all-Argentinean final, 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6. Coria had won the first two sets convincingly before succumbing to leg cramps, at times barely able to move. Coria played on, partly recovered in the fifth set and even had chances to win because of Gaudio's shaky play. But in the end, Gaudio prevailed in a thrilling finish. Coria is one of the best clay court players never to win the French Open.

El Mago has a good friend on the tour, David Nalbandian, with whom he attended preschool in Argentina. He is a well known River Plate fan, as shown when he wins his matches and celebrates like Chilean football (soccer) Player Marcelo Salas.

Coria tested positive for nandrolone in April 2001 for which he was suspended 3 months, instead of the mandatory 2 years. It was proven that he ingested the substance accidentally. In August 2004, he had a shoulder injury for which he had to go to surgery shortly before the Houston Master Cup, in which he had a poor performance.

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Titles (9)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (2)
ATP Tour (7)

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Singles (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	Feb 12, 2001	Vina del Mar, Chile	Clay	Gaston Gaudio (Argentina)	4-6 6-2 7-5
2.	May 12, 2003	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Agustin Calleri (Argentina)	6-3 6-4 6-4
3.	Jul 14, 2003	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Tommy Robredo (Spain)	6-2 6-2 6-1
4.	Jul 21, 2003	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Nicolás Massú (Chile)	6-1 6-4 6-2
5.	Jul 28, 2003	Sopot, Poland	Clay	David Ferrer (Spain)	7-5 6-1
6.	Oct 12, 2003	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet	David Nalbandian (Argentina)	W/O
7.	Feb 16, 2004	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carlos Moya (Spain)	6-4 6-1
8.	Apr 19, 2004	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rainer Schuettler (Germany)	6-2 6-1 6-3
9.	Jul 31, 2005	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Carlos Moyá (Spain)	6-2 4-6 6-2

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Singles Finalist (10)

2001: Mallorca (lost to Alberto Martin)
2002: Costa Do Sauipe (lost to Gustavo Kuerten)
2003: Buenos Aires (lost to Carlos Moya)
2003: Monte Carlo Masters (lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero)
2004: Miami Masters (lost to Andy Roddick)
2004: Hamburg Masters (lost to Roger Federer)
2004: French Open (lost to Gaston Gaudio)
2004: 's-Hertogenbosch (lost to Michael Llodra)
2005: Monte Carlo Masters (lost to Rafael Nadal)
2005: Rome Masters (lost to Rafael Nadal)
2005: Beijing (lost to Rafael Nadal)

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Performance timeline

Tournament	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	Career
Australian Open	3r	4r	1r	4r	-	2r	-	0
French Open		4r	F	SF	3r	1r	2r	0
Wimbledon		4r	2r	1r	-	1r	-	0
US Open		QF	-	QF	3r	-	-	0
Tennis Masters Cup		RR	RR	RR	-	-	-	0
Monte Carlo Masters		F	W	F	1r	SF	-	1
Rome Masters		F	-	3r	-	2r	-	0
Hamburg Masters		QF	F	W	-	-	-	1